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رَكَّب
to assemble (put parts together) /ˈrak.ka.ba/
verbB1#1710 most common
Also: to install (a part or software), to fit, mount, to combine, compose
Example sentences
رَكَّبَ أبي البابَ الجديد.
My father installed the new door.
هل رَكَّبْتَ البرنامجَ على الحاسوب؟
Did you install the program on the computer?
رَكَّبَ الميكانيكيُّ محركاً جديداً في السيارة.
The mechanic fitted a new engine in the car.
يُرَكِّبُ العمالُ النوافذَ في المبنى الجديد.
The workers are installing the windows in the new building.
رَكَّبَ الكيميائيُّ المادتين للحصول على مُرَكَّبٍ جديد.
The chemist combined the two substances to obtain a new compound.
لم يقف الشاعر عند الكلمات، بل رَكَّبَ منها صوراً معقّدةً تتجاوز المعنى المباشر.
The poet did not stop at words; from them he built complex images that go beyond the literal sense.
Conjugation
| Present Active | Simple Past Active | Simple Future Active | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1sg | أُرَكِّب | رَكَّبْتُ | سأُرَكِّب |
| 2sg | تُرَكِّب | رَكَّبْتَ | ستُرَكِّب |
| 3sg | يُرَكِّب | رَكَّبَ | سيُرَكِّب |
| 1pl | نُرَكِّب | رَكَّبْنا | سنُرَكِّب |
| 2pl | تُرَكِّبون | رَكَّبْتُم | ستُرَكِّبون |
| 3pl | يُرَكِّبون | رَكَّبوا | سيُرَكِّبون |
Word family
رَكِبَto ride, mount
تَرْكيبassembly, structure, composition
مُرَكَّبcompound, composite
تَرَكَّبَto be composed of, consist of
مُرَكِّبinstaller, component
Etymology
رَكَّب comes from the Semitic root r-k-b, which carries the sense of riding or mounting. The Form II pattern doubles the middle consonant and adds a causative force, shifting the meaning toward putting parts together. The same root gives Arabic words for vehicles and caravans.
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